Synchronizing server and device data using device data schema
US7317907B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 31, 2005 |
| Grant date | Jan 8, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 21, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06Q10/10
- WIPO fieldIT methods for management
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Methods and apparatus for the synchronization of first data stored to a wireless mobile device and second data stored to a remote device are provided. Schema describing the data is maintained by the device. The schema is provided by the device to assist with the synchronization. Changes to device data schema may be transparently handled by a synchronization server. In one embodiment, a method for synchronizing first data stored to a mobile device and second data stored to a remote storage device comprises receiving a schema from the mobile device describing the first data; matching respective instances of the first and second data using the schema; determining differences between the first and second data in response to the matching; and updating at least a one of the first and second data in response to the differences.
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